document.write( "Question 1200087: in april, pat bought a ford mustang with a 5.0-liter engine. the total price, which includes the used car plus sales tax was $17,481.75. if the sales tax was 7.25%, what was the price of the car? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the cost of the car.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have this \"total money\" equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 0.0725x = 17481.75 dollars,\r\n" );
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document.write( "      1.0725x   = 17481.75\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x         = 17481.75/1.0725 = 16300.00  dollars.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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